Rental Scam Preys on Perth Housing Crisis as Desperate Tenants Lose Thousands CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20266 mins0 Perth, Western Australia — As rental demand soars and vacancies dwindle, a new scam is targeting vulnerable…continue reading..
New Hacker Group “Punishing Owl” Claims Breach of Russian Government Security Networks CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20265 mins0 Punishing Owl is a newly emerged hacking collective that has publicly claimed responsibility for breaching networks linked…continue reading..
CERT Warns of Active CVE-2026-21509 Exploitation as APT28 Deploys COVENANT via Malicious Microsoft Office Documents CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 202610 mins0 On January 26, 2026, Microsoft disclosed a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Office products, assigned identifier CVE-2026-21509, and…continue reading..
CTM360 Report Flags Sharp Rise in Fraudulent High-Yield Investment Schemes Worldwide CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20265 mins0 CTM360, a cybersecurity analytics company, has released a report highlighting a sharp global increase in online investment…continue reading..
Panera Bread Data Breach Affects 5.1 Million Accounts, Not 14 Million Customers as Initially Reported CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20263 mins0 Initial reports suggested that a recent data breach at Panera Bread exposed around 14 million customer records.…continue reading..
Security Advisory Warns of CRLF Injection Flaw in Gakido Library, Enabling HTTP Header Manipulation CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20266 mins0 A recently published security advisory has identified a Carriage Return Line Feed (CRLF) injection vulnerability in the…continue reading..
ShinyHunters-Linked Hackers Escalate SaaS Data Theft With Vishing Attacks and MFA Bypass Tactics CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20267 mins0 In early 2026, cybersecurity investigators observed a significant expansion in a series of cloud-focused cybercrime operations linked…continue reading..
Arsink RAT Emerges as a Major Android Threat, Exploiting Trusted Cloud Services Worldwide CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20268 mins0 In early 2026, researchers uncovered a widespread Android malware campaign that stands out for its scale, sophistication,…continue reading..
Notepad++ Confirms Targeted Supply-Chain Attack After Update System Hijacked for Months CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20268 mins0 In a stark reminder that even well-trusted open-source tools can be exploited, the popular text editor Notepad++…continue reading..
Exposed MongoDB Databases Continue to Fuel Automated Data-Wiping and Extortion Attacks CyberSecurity News CyberDefenderFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20267 mins0 Despite being a well-known threat vector for years, unsecured MongoDB database servers remain a ripe target for…continue reading..
